Diver&#39;s suit.



J. F. DERAY.

DIVERS SUIT. APPLICATION FILED JULY 2a} 1913.

' Patented May 12, 1914.

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WITNESSES:

ATTORNEY J. F. DERAY.

DIVERS SUIT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY'ZG, 1913.

1,096,607, Patented Mag/12,1914.

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elimination r Letters Patent.

Patented May 12,1914.

'- Implication and July as, 1513. 7 Serial No. 721,233;

r i v I To all 'whometmay concern:

Be it known that 1, Jean F. Danes, a c1t1- zen of the United States,residing Sunnyvale, in the county of Santa Clara and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Divers Suits,of which the following is a specification.

The object of the present invention is to provide a divers suitwvhichwill Withstand very great external pressure, and therefore be capable ofbeing lowered to very great depth without the necessity ofcorrespondvingly increasing the internal pressure as is now the commonrectice. By this means the evil ellects rcsu ting lroin subjecting thedivers body to a pressure of "from fifty to eighty pounds a square inchare avoided.

. Moreover, the diver can be lowered to much greater depth than hasheretofore been gossible, ,thereby greatly extending his fiel ofoperations ,turtzheriohjectis to p ovideniesns for distributing the airsupplied to the diver in such a manner as to avoid asnn'i'eh aspossiblethediscohiforts heretofore arising front thie oauee. y 2 afnliurtheinohject is to provide'iniproved means-for; supplying the vdiverwith illunii nation, and. with telephonic communication with the surfaceof the water. 1 Inn-the; accompanyingdrawing, Figure It is! ont'vievvofm'y improved divcrs suit; =Eig;' 2iis' a sectional view of a portionof itsinlrm and'the joint therefor; Fig. 3 is a detail. sectional: viewof a portion of a glove tin or; Fig. 4: is a detail sectional View of a.

loo ortion of the s1iit;-Fi 5 a sectional allow of aportion of its legsand its connection to the -'h'ivv'er body portion; Fig.6 is asectional-View of the divers helmet; Fig. 7 isum. enlarged sectional,view: of the cable or hoselusedtherewith. 1

vzileferring to the drawing, 1 indicates a lower body section, and 2 anupper body secpurpose is that, if any Water should penetrate between theflanges and the leather gasket should thereby become wet, it wouldswell, and renderthe packing between the flanges still tighter. Thesebody sections have, fongreater strength, vertical ribs 5 extending fromthe flanges at suitable intervels from each other. The flanges areformed on their inner or opposing surfaces with circular ii-shapedgrooves 8, as clearly shown in Fig. l, and said opposing surfaces areleft in a rough condition, as thereby, when said flanges engage theleather gasket, they better prevent the passage of water therebetween.

The body sections are formed each with two tubular extensions, the lowerbody sec tion havingtubular extensions 11, to which are connected thelegs 12 'ot' the suit, and the upper body section having tubular.extensions 13, to which are connected the sleeves 1 ot the suit. Saidlegs 12 and sleeves let are connected to the extensions in a mannersubstantially the same for both. The sleeves 14 are. connected to theextensions 13 by means of rings 16 of bronze or other suitable metal,having at suitable in tervals holes therethrough, through which holesextend studs 17 secured in the outer faces of the extensions 13, saidstuds also passing through holes in the flaring ends of the sleeve.\Vhen each sleeve has been placed in position, with the studs passingthrough the holes in its flaring ends, the ring 16 is next passed aroundthe sleeves and the studs are passed into the holes in said ringf Nuts18 are then screwed upon the threaded outer ends of said studs, therebypressing the ring tightly toward the extension and clamping stronglybetween said ring and extension the end of the sleeve. The faces of theextensions against, which the ends of the sleeves rest are formed, inlike manner with the surfaces of the flanges of the body sections, withV-sha'ped grooves and serving the same purpose as that heretoforedescribed.

Each sleeve is constructed to withstand very great pressure and at thesame time to be sufficiently flexible for the necessary operiltions. Itcomprises -a tubular coil 19 of flat steel, of, say,=three-eighths of aninch width and three-siXteent-hsof an inch thick-- ness endof it singlehlength t'vound i into a nlaliialor fiubulur form on the inside L17."also 011 the outside of this coil. all 'vnlcanize i'ugethar as SllG'Wll2O is a tube 0;: layer 0 canvas, a lay): 0f rubbm' a 0i canvas anal thana saw .1 layer of rubber, so that in avll'lehere are four layers ofcaiivzas and: four layers of rubber; swimming them within a tubulm' willof si l will be umlrerstool tl lfna shave is mat a lube 0f i'mifoxmwhim, but farm will mughly aarrespsnd Willi that mi :1 per irns'arm,that i, it is Wides; at lhe slmulder an 5, mgmzs iuwmd he T0 wvislpm'l-ian 5713B is cuzmec'ma vulcalmzingg may inlrajz acml if desi'r sfl,mils "wmmdl in? the lmhvldual of slawe of a iva'rs sail; constructfll inthe Mamie mammr it l5? Withstan. a pmssure alf'ba' ween thme or ism tonsper square 1 ch wi'c'iwui', being cr'usllelfi. lit l,"

for iii ar a W122; that lsl'ze fingers slumld haw Cfififii'lfifablfifreedom 0:5. maxvemem and memfsre it is not clash able t-qpretect 1351ain Kl againgz. @241- lama]. 'pressm's s0 Effectively the slQev a,

the pwezssure be $0 great as L-i) cmmp or s gzeeze the lmnclrs,parmaznent injury will midi-:6. final; $3122 pressure he 0011'- 3.01210?, Banger than @116 hour, as, that time, it is ge nmmlly believelthat it is pn-ssiblfi to rascore th hand; to His 11027113211csnfiilzienu The leg portion of l l tad in manner i; mil, pz'otecibionpvasaround the not as well.

F4)? fat-me film 3301' arolmd film leg. tion to the lmver loady 21, fillere nozJ lelmet 33, a leather gasket 2%: being (gmpressefl between ashoulder 36 on the upper body section 5* the bottom of the l'ZBlIjIZC/t,and sand shmmlm' and. bottom being formed Will. flsh'eqbed gmm'vs,smnlzn' to, and for formwfl in iihe flanges 0f the upper and mverl'J'Olilfy'EGCilUllH. Shirl lwlmclv pmviclel with two openings :3? inwhich am cuzccl. lmxsers 88, at its top it secm'efl a s ill; is 20: sothe mm per-- -116 same as, HWFG alrmuly lsrsqrilml and containing a lens41 in front 0f sand lamp. The casing is also provided with a tube $2which leads downward into the tap of' the helmet in (ll-aw vitinied airfro the interior of said helmet and with :1 tube ;:3 which extgnlsdownward at, and supported an, the back 0% said helmaat, a'nd formedwith aperm'es M discharging against film inner surfa e sail back lhatsupgaliecl. by sairfl lube esmzpes Without violence- 51 nsisa l lithizzx film helmet is also supported at a suitable paint sonvenient tathe; diver a. islaplmne 1&5, whieh is preferably of lziml. used mlephcmelinemen, that sari es as a reseivez' and as tizzwsmi'izt imlicatas thehose or cable for connectthe suit with apparatus m; the 5111' me 0:? e llfiwnmins a tube .2-? for supplyai tube 4%) 1%? exhausting all. 51 forfilm talephoz-m a, Wire 52 far z he casing in whicli an elecfm'ic lamg"Ca.

'elphane and electric lamp in appa rams at {3116 surface of :11" Waterbeiz 'ghe grcunel. These laubes 4?, 4:9 are surrmllzecl by helicalSta/cl coils 53, and me Wires 53., 52 am su'izj'oumlel by V8! Y heavyinsulation. The fiubes and wires are then incasefi in rub bar .36,folclecl armml the same in a, cylindrical form which is Wrapped 'ncanvas 5?? surrounclml by a layer 0f rubber 08 and again surrounded by aof canvas 59 sum'mmlecl by a helical steel. coil 61 &g "1l11 surrsuncledby a layer of canvas 62, again surrounded by a layer 0f rubbs 63. Thetubes Q7, are comlectecl to the tubes 42; by couplings 6%, provilacl.Willi suitable gas kets 66. The lawer em? of the compound cable or hoseis cramped wizhin. a, tulmlmferrule 67, con'necteclby a coupling 68 withthe tubular exiensisn 69 from the dasizilg IL A cli'vmr s suitmmpri'sing upp dr and lows? body sect-ions each having one M101 :1horizontal fianga by which fiafages they are jnined together, andvertical ribs extending 'fron'lsaid flanges 1'30 the (lt-hQ'i' ends ofthe sections.

2. In a divers suit, in combizmtiun wi'll a lmcly section lmving tubularex senSid-ins studs secured in the outer faces of the extensions,sleeves lmvingz ends through holes in which the Studs pass; ring-Isaround said SlQQVGS having hols fihrongh which the studs pass, and nutsscrewed upon the outer ended ends of sfiiclsbuels. I

l In & divers suit. :1 helmet a lube for supplying fresh'aif theretoleading" xiown- Ward tlm'bacli' oflil helmet, having d schargeaperlu'resdischarging TQELIK'WE'LT'L. tlnfiefmm,

4 1 divingappzufalms, a cable for 0011- ie (livers suit withthe'sfirfqce of tar, con-a arming tubes for supplying .hzzusting the airWires 01m" fc phone and an electric lamp, helical steel my hand in thepresence of two subscribingcoils arglund the tlibes, insulatign aroundthce1 witnesses. Wires, ternate Wrappings 0 canvas an 7 rubber aroundthe tubes and Wires, and a JEAN 5 helical steel coil around the tubes,wires, and Witnesses:

wrappings. E. G. NEINECKE, In testimony whereof I have hereunto setCHAS. C. DEVERT.

